The purpose of this research is to evaluate the prevalence of Candida between diabetes patients and non-diabetic controls, as well as to investigate the association between candidal carriage and glycemic control, oral Candida species prevalence, and clinical candidal infection. as well as the impact of smoking and antidiabetic drugs on candida overgrowth. This crosssectional research surveyed a sample of 1,000 people, including 150 persons with diabetes and 50 healthy individuals serving as controls.